Pakistani Islamists to call off protests over Christian woman

Under the deal, the government agreed to seek to bar Asia Bibi, a mother of five who has been on death row since 2010, from leaving the country, according to a document of the agreement shared by the ultra-Islamist Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP) group. "We have reached on an agreement with the government,” Ejaz Ashrafi, spokesman for TLP, told Reuters. "An announcement will be made shortly by our leadership." The government confirmed the agreement, with religious affairs minister Noor-ul-Qadri telling Geo TV that "the protest will end tonight".